Cow-calf Yardage Calculator

Cow-calf Yardage Calculator

User Guide:
This calculator is designed to help you calculate yardage, or overhead and non-feed costs, during the winter feeding period.
Non-feed variable costs such as veterinary & medicine costs and bedding costs are not included.
Depreciation is based on straight line depreciation method.

Depreciation = ( Current  market  value - Salvage  value ) Years   of  useful  life × % Allocated to winter feeding.

Instructions: Please input your data into the yellow cells. The blue cells are automatically calculated for you.
An optional section at the end allows you to input veterinary, medicine and bedding costs per head to estimate total yardage, veterinary & medicine and bedding costs.

Herd Size and Winter Feeding Period

Group Number of Cattle Winter Feeding Days Weight (optional) to calculate Animal Unit Days Animal Unit Equivalen (AUE)
Total Cattle Days on Feed
Total Animal Unit Days (Optional)
Animal Unit Equivalent based on metabolic weight. AUE= Live Animal Weight (lbs) ^0.75/1000^0.75

Cash Overhead

Name Whole-farm Expense ($/year) % Allocated to Cow-calf Winter Feeding Expenses for Cow-calf Winter Feeding ($/year)
Machinery expenses - repairs, licences and insurance
Machinery expenses - gasoline, diesel fuel and oil
Building repairs & maintenance (incl. fences)
Clearing, leveling & draining land
Electricity
Heating fuel & curing fuel
Farm insurance
Interest & bank charges
Office expenses
Professional fees (incl. legal & accounting fees)
Property taxes
Salaries, wages and benefits
Custom work
Motor vehicle expenses
Small tools
Other expenses
Subtotal - Cash Overhead
Tips:
Allocation can be based the time that each piece of equipment is used for cow-calf winter feeding. Or based on the percentage of total farm revenue, gross margin or total expenses contributed by the cow-calf winter feeding period.

Depreciation for Machinery

Name Current Market Value
(Must be greater than 0)
Estimated Salvage Value Years of Useful Life
(Must be greater than 0)
% Allocated to Cow-calf Winter Feeding Depreciation Expense for Cow-calf Winter Feeding ($/year)
Subtotal – Machinery Depreciation
Machinery
Tips: Enter the total value of all machinery and the average years of useful life, or provide details for each piece of machinery used during the winter feeding period.

Depreciation for Buildings and Facilities

Name Current Market Value
(Must be greater than 0)
Estimated Salvage Value Years of Useful Life
(Must be greater than 0)
% Allocated to Cow-calf Winter Feeding Depreciation Expense for Cow-calf Winter Feeding ($/year)
Subtotal - Building and Facility Depreciation
Building and Facility
Tips: Enter the total value of all buildings and facilities and the average years of useful life, or provide details for each piece of building and facility used during the winter feeding period.

Summary

Name $/year $/head/day $/AUD (Optional)
Cash Overhead
Machinery Depreciation
Building and Facility Depreciation
Total Yardage for Cow-calf Winter Feeding
Yardage for Cow-calf Winter Feeding (Cost per Head per Day)

Supplementary Section

Name $/head $/year** $/head/day
Veterinarian Services and Medicine
Bedding
Yardage
Vet & Med + Bedding + Yardage
** The annual cost ($/year) for Vet & Med and Bedding is calculated by multiplying the cost per head ($/head) by the total number of cattle.